The Belle Epoque (1890-1914) is often considered a golden age in European history for developments in science, technology and the arts. This phenomenal time was populated by some of the most bizarre... More > intellectuals, painters and performers that ever walked the planet. Automobiles and motion pictures were in their experimental infancy. Russian Tsars were vacationing on the French Riviera. Cabarets and casinos fueled a new bohemian nightlife. One alarmingly overlooked aspect of this era is the birds. You are unlikely to find any information on birds of the Belle Epoque in most history books, and the lack of professional research on the subject is bewildering. Just what were these creatures doing on the streets of Paris at this remarkable time?< Less

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Originally published by Houghton Mifflin, this revised and updated UP edition of The Tallest Tower: Eiffel and the Belle Epoque by Joseph... More > Harriss is the definitive history of the world’s most famous landmark, written by a veteran international journalist. “Written with wit and charm," said The Los Angeles Times.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Joseph Harriss has served as a TIME correspondent in Paris, Algiers and Brussels, a Reader’s Digest staff writer covering Europe, and a foreign affairs columnist for The Dallas Morning News. His work has also appeared in The New York Times, The American Spectator, Smithsonian, and many other publications. He lives in Paris.
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ABOUT THE PAPERBACK: "An interesting story, interestingly told, and as such it is welcome," wrote The New York Times of the first edition from Houghton Mifflin. This revised and updated... More > second edition from UP is the definitive history of the world’s most famous landmark and its ingenious builder, from a veteran international journalist. "Written with wit and charm," added The Los Angeles Times.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: “Harriss succeeds admirably…This is a well-organized, exceptionally readable book; entertaining, informative, and highly recommended," said Library Journal. Harriss has served as a TIME correspondent in Paris, Algiers and Brussels, a Reader’s Digest staff writer covering Europe, and a foreign affairs columnist for The Dallas Morning News. His work has also appeared in Smithsonian Magazine, The American Spectator, and many other publications. He lives in Paris.< Less

"Interesting story, interestingly told, and as such it is welcome" wrote The New York Times. Formerly published by Houghton Mifflin, this new UP edition documents the history of the... More > world's most famous landmark. Written by a veteran international journalist, it chronicles the tower's design, construction and the historical context that made it a worldwide icon. "Harriss succeeds admirably... This is a well-organized, exceptionally readable book; entertaining, informative, and highly recommended," said Library Journal< Less

Special "Royal" Size Edition: "An interesting story interestingly told, and as such it is welcome," wrote The New York Times. Formerly from Houghton Mifflin, the new edition of... More > The Tallest Tower: Eiffel and the Belle Epoque by Joseph Harriss from Unlimited Publishing LLC remains the definitive history of the world’s most famous landmark and its ingenious builder, written by a veteran international journalist. “Harriss succeeds admirably…This is a well-organized, exceptionally readable book; entertaining, informative, and highly recommended," wrote Library Journal.
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